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How to #NICAR15 If You Missed #NICAR15

By Madison Feller

Last week, a gaggle of journo/coder hybrids overtook Atlanta, Georgia for the 2015 Computer Assisted Reporting conference. Over three-and-a-half days, students and professionals alike came together to learn about everything from Fusion Tables to APIs. It was a jam-packed weekend, but if you happened to miss it, don't worry. ONA Mizzou is here to tell you how to get everything you can from #NICAR15—even if you didn't actually go.

Maybe you're already well-versed in all things code and want to know more about what other newsrooms are doing. Luckily, there's a decent amount of open source code for you to peruse and learn from. Look through these 13 repositories to find data and code from The Guardian, NPR, The New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, and more. You can also explore this compilation of open source from a variety of newsrooms.

Step 4: Take it home.

Whether you want to further the education you received at the conference or your intense FOMO left you wondering, "What else can I do?" consider looking into one of these classes: